Question 1

Define and provide an appropriate example of mystification.

Accepted Answer

Mystification is an example of Goffman's

Question 2

Primary groups and secondary groups both serve as reference groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Parents, teachers, religious institutions, peers, television, and social media are agents of socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For most adults, postadolescent socialization begins with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) starting a family 
B) attendance at religious services 
C) entry into the workplace 
D) exposure to mass media 
A) starting a family 
B) attendance at religious services 
C) entry into the workplace 
D) exposure to mass media

Question 5

Which of the following is included in Freud's explanation of the human mind?

Accepted Answer

A) The id deals with complex social processes. 
B) The ego is the core of a person's personality. 
C) The play involves the true, hidden desires of an individual. 
D) The game includes internalized values and norms of society. 
A) The id deals with complex social processes. 
B) The ego is the core of a person's personality. 
C) The play involves the true, hidden desires of an individual. 
D) The game includes internalized values and norms of society.

Question 6

What is a strategy people use in social interaction to organize and manage conversations?

Accepted Answer

A) turn taking 
B) power play 
C) resocialization 
D) conversation analysis 
A) turn taking 
B) power play 
C) resocialization 
D) conversation analysis

Question 7

According to Mead, which of the following is necessary to navigate the game stage?

Accepted Answer

A) a model 
B) self-interest 
C) rules of the game 
D) cultural symbols 
A) a model 
B) self-interest 
C) rules of the game 
D) cultural symbols

Question 8

The hidden curriculum in schools benefits children from ______ backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

A) middle- and upper-class 
B) lower-class 
C) privileged 
D) single-parent 
A) middle- and upper-class 
B) lower-class 
C) privileged 
D) single-parent

Question 9

What type of groups are small and characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction, intimacy, and commitment?

Accepted Answer

A) reference 
B) primary 
C) secondary 
D) significant 
A) reference 
B) primary 
C) secondary 
D) significant

Question 10

How would a child in Kohlberg's preconventional stage act if given the opportunity to take a cookie even though they have been told not to?

Accepted Answer

A) leaves the cookie 
B) takes the cookie but feels guilty 
C) takes the cookie if there is no chance of getting caught 
D) thinks about whether it is right or wrong to take the cookie 
A) leaves the cookie 
B) takes the cookie but feels guilty 
C) takes the cookie if there is no chance of getting caught 
D) thinks about whether it is right or wrong to take the cookie

Question 11

Which of the following best represents the influence of reference groups?

Accepted Answer

A) buying a pink car because it's unique 
B) picking a particular laptop based on the guidance of the store salesperson 
C) purchasing a smartphone because your coworkers tease you about your flip phone 
D) posting an informative article on social media related to a topic you're passionate about 
A) buying a pink car because it's unique 
B) picking a particular laptop based on the guidance of the store salesperson 
C) purchasing a smartphone because your coworkers tease you about your flip phone 
D) posting an informative article on social media related to a topic you're passionate about

Question 12

Ruth is shy at work and does not want to share her jokes with coworkers.When she is hanging around her friends and family she is outgoing and humorous.Which of Goffman's concepts best describes the duality Ruth's personality?

Accepted Answer

A) misrepresentation 
B) impression management 
C) resocialization 
D) social interaction 
A) misrepresentation 
B) impression management 
C) resocialization 
D) social interaction

Question 13

Because children spend the majority of their time at school, education is considered the first and foremost source of socialization in all societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain the difference between significant others and the generalized other, as outlined by George Herbert Mead.

Accepted Answer

Significant others: According to George

Question 15

Declining marriage rates and high rates of divorce are part of the changing family patterns in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to conversation analysis research, social interactions are not just a random succession of events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Think of an institution you participate in, such as work, an internship, school, or a volunteer organization.Use the symbolic interactionist approach to analyze the social interactions you witness there.Include some discussion of spoken words, gestures, body language, or other symbols and cues.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Can discuss dramaturgic

Question 18

Conventional or common wisdom says, "Back in my day, parents weren't afraid to use the belt, and kids were much better behaved.A little spanking never hurt anyone." Use sociological reasoning and evidence to challenge this statement.

Accepted Answer

Evidence shows that children who are spa

Question 19

Which of the following is the study of norms, commonsense knowledge, and procedures in which ordinary people in society make sense of their social interactions, environment, and circumstance?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnomethodology 
B) ethnography 
C) phenomenology 
D) sociology 
A) ethnomethodology 
B) ethnography 
C) phenomenology 
D) sociology

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

A) It adopts a psychodynamic perspective on human behavior. 
B) It contends that humans can learn behaviors, and other animals cannot. 
C) It emphasizes the effects of reward and punishment on human behavior. 
D) It challenged early theories that described the human subconscious as instinctual. 
A) It adopts a psychodynamic perspective on human behavior. 
B) It contends that humans can learn behaviors, and other animals cannot. 
C) It emphasizes the effects of reward and punishment on human behavior. 
D) It challenged early theories that described the human subconscious as instinctual.

Define and provide an appropriate example of mystification.

Primary groups and secondary groups both serve as reference groups.

Parents, teachers, religious institutions, peers, television, and social media are agents of socialization.

For most adults, postadolescent socialization begins with which of the following?

Which of the following is included in Freud's explanation of the human mind?

What is a strategy people use in social interaction to organize and manage conversations?

According to Mead, which of the following is necessary to navigate the game stage?

The hidden curriculum in schools benefits children from ______ backgrounds.

What type of groups are small and characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction, intimacy, and commitment?

How would a child in Kohlberg's preconventional stage act if given the opportunity to take a cookie even though they have been told not to?

Which of the following best represents the influence of reference groups?

Ruth is shy at work and does not want to share her jokes with coworkers.When she is hanging around her friends and family she is outgoing and humorous.Which of Goffman's concepts best describes the duality Ruth's personality?

Because children spend the majority of their time at school, education is considered the first and foremost source of socialization in all societies.

Explain the difference between significant others and the generalized other, as outlined by George Herbert Mead.

Declining marriage rates and high rates of divorce are part of the changing family patterns in the United States.

According to conversation analysis research, social interactions are not just a random succession of events.

Think of an institution you participate in, such as work, an internship, school, or a volunteer organization.Use the symbolic interactionist approach to analyze the social interactions you witness there.Include some discussion of spoken words, gestures, body language, or other symbols and cues.

Conventional or common wisdom says, "Back in my day, parents weren't afraid to use the belt, and kids were much better behaved.A little spanking never hurt anyone." Use sociological reasoning and evidence to challenge this statement.

Which of the following is the study of norms, commonsense knowledge, and procedures in which ordinary people in society make sense of their social interactions, environment, and circumstance?

Which of the following statements best describes behaviorism?

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Exam 4: Socialization and Social Interaction

Define and provide an appropriate example of mystification.

Primary groups and secondary groups both serve as reference groups.

Parents, teachers, religious institutions, peers, television, and social media are agents of socialization.

For most adults, postadolescent socialization begins with which of the following?

Which of the following is included in Freud's explanation of the human mind?

What is a strategy people use in social interaction to organize and manage conversations?

According to Mead, which of the following is necessary to navigate the game stage?

The hidden curriculum in schools benefits children from ______ backgrounds.

What type of groups are small and characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction, intimacy, and commitment?

How would a child in Kohlberg's preconventional stage act if given the opportunity to take a cookie even though they have been told not to?

Which of the following best represents the influence of reference groups?

Ruth is shy at work and does not want to share her jokes with coworkers.When she is hanging around her friends and family she is outgoing and humorous.Which of Goffman's concepts best describes the duality Ruth's personality?

Because children spend the majority of their time at school, education is considered the first and foremost source of socialization in all societies.

Explain the difference between significant others and the generalized other, as outlined by George Herbert Mead.

Declining marriage rates and high rates of divorce are part of the changing family patterns in the United States.

According to conversation analysis research, social interactions are not just a random succession of events.

Think of an institution you participate in, such as work, an internship, school, or a volunteer organization.Use the symbolic interactionist approach to analyze the social interactions you witness there.Include some discussion of spoken words, gestures, body language, or other symbols and cues.

Conventional or common wisdom says, "Back in my day, parents weren't afraid to use the belt, and kids were much better behaved.A little spanking never hurt anyone." Use sociological reasoning and evidence to challenge this statement.

Which of the following is the study of norms, commonsense knowledge, and procedures in which ordinary people in society make sense of their social interactions, environment, and circumstance?

Which of the following statements best describes behaviorism?

Discover Sociology

Discover Sociological Research

Culture and Mass Media

Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Society

Families and Society

Education and Society

Religion and Society

The State, War, and Terror

Work, Consumption, and the Economy

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Movements and Social Change

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